I must say that this is not one of those duo that I would recommend as a first purchase. Not because it is n't gorgeous- and it is in my opinion - but because it's less unique than others.

You might prefer Brousse -which I have reviewed here- or - Eurydice of which I spoke about into my favorites of the past month .

The shades in Silk Road might seem less interesting compared to the others in my possession but also compared to the entire range that has some very special color combos .

But I love this duo, I use it a lot: the two colors are perfectly in line with my taste and are extremely luminous .

The color on the left is a very light and frosty pink-champagne, the one on the right is a darker shimmer golden pink.

They are colors that give a beautiful light to the eye.

I happen to use them on their own -an eyeshadow at a time or both - to wake up my eye a bit and paired with a very dark lipstick .

I don't know whether it's a good match but I really like the contrast between bright eyes and dark lips . Don't tell me it sucks because I could spend the rest of the day crying.

I use them a lot as highlighters in the inner corner of the eye when I use other colors on the rest of the lid and I find them perfect .

I will not hide that I've used them also as highlighter for the face - mainly the first color but I fetched the other as well : well blended it's not that bad on a not too light skin- when I was in a hurry and I tell you that I liked them like that as well..

The texture is excellent, like all the Nars eyeshadows I've tested so far.

They are very soft and pigmented, good color payoff at the first brush-touch.

The second color has a slight fall out but nothing too serious .

I personally always do my base after having made up my eyes, so for me it's not a problem.

The consistency also allows me to blend them very easily.

The lasting power is excellent! I rarely use eye shadows without a primer, it's a product that it's part of my routine: it's automatic for me to put it on as the first step of makeup.

Since I have the blog, however, I always do some testing without a basis for figuring out what kind of life an eyeshadow may have without it.

I usually do these tests at home, I'm always afraid that the shadows would vanish into thin air.

In this case I can safely avoid putting it also when I'm going out : both colors last me intact until I remove them

I love this duo eyeshadows and I love Nars . I will never get over it, I know.

Hey there! Sometimes the most dull looking eye palette turns out to be the nicest. So long as it gets used by you often, it is a great palette. I own just one NARS eye shadow duo, I don't like it that much so I didn't get anymore.